The Shelf.
A curated library of reports on AI adoption, agents, workforce change, enterprise transformation, risk, and sector impact. Updated through May 2026.
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Introduces a business-focused extension of OpenAI Signals, measuring AI diffusion across organizations.
Responsible AI Needs More Than Good Intentions
Reports responsible AI survey findings, showing broad program adoption but limited maturity of operational frameworks.
2026 Work Trend Index Annual Report: Agents, Human Agency, and the Opportunity for Every Organization
Examines how AI agents are changing work design, human agency, and the operating model of frontier firms.
AI and Digital Trends 2026: Customer Engagement Spotlight
Looks at how organizations are preparing data, analytics, infrastructure, and teams for AI-driven customer engagement at scale.
Global AI Diffusion: Q1 2026 Trends and Insights
Tracks how AI adoption and usage are diffusing across countries, populations, and economic contexts.
The AI Jobs Transition Framework
Maps AI near-term impact on jobs and proposes a framework for preparing workers, employers, and institutions for transition.
The TradeTech Paradox: Connectivity Amid Fragmentation
Explores how technology, data, and AI are reshaping global trade amid geopolitical and institutional fragmentation.
Making Agentic AI Work for Government: A Readiness Framework
Provides a readiness framework for assessing agentic AI opportunities and risks in public-sector settings.
Strengthening Our Frontier Safety Framework
Updates DeepMind frontier safety framework, including expanded risk domains and refined risk assessment processes.
Intelligent Industrial Operations Outlook 2026
Examines how AI, physical AI, quantum technologies, and connected systems are transforming industrial operations.
AI Performance Study: Want ROI from AI? Go for Growth
Shows how a small group of AI leaders capture disproportionate economic value by scaling AI for growth and reinvention.
Empowering SMEs in the Age of AI
Studies SME digital maturity, AI integration, skills, cybersecurity, sustainability tools, and government support.
Global Economic and Financial Implications of Artificial Intelligence
Uses scenario planning to assess AI possible effects on productivity, jobs, inequality, fiscal policy, and financial stability.
The 2026 AI Index Report
Provides a comprehensive data-driven overview of AI technical progress, economy, policy, public opinion, and responsible AI.
Global AI Pulse Q1 2026: From Adoption to Orchestration
Surveys senior executives globally on AI adoption, constraints, orchestration, value measurement, and scaling practices.
AI Agent Trends 2026
Identifies five major trends shaping agentic AI and enterprise transformation in 2026.
AI Agent Trends in Retail & CPG 2026
Explores agentic AI trends for retail and consumer packaged goods, including customer agents, workflow agents, and employee productivity.
State of AI Trust in 2026: Shifting to the Agentic Era
Examines responsible AI maturity, trust, governance, and agentic AI oversight as organizations move into the agentic era.
2026 AI and Digital Trends Consumer Report
Examines how consumers use and respond to AI across search, shopping, support, and customer journeys.
Organizational Transformation in the Age of AI: How Organizations Maximize AI's Potential
Explores how organizations embed AI into workflows, decision-making, operating models, and value creation.
OpenAI Signals Global Report
Uses privacy-preserving data to show how ChatGPT is being adopted and used across regions, age groups, and task types.
ChatGPT and the Price of Work
Analyzes how Americans use ChatGPT to close wage information gaps and make work-related economic decisions.
Nordic AI: Value Creation or Value Bubble?
Assesses Nordic companies AI and agentic AI engagement, investment levels, and risk of capturing only incremental gains.
The State of AI in the Enterprise 2026: The Untapped Edge
Tracks enterprise AI investment, adoption, scaling, business impact, and the shift from ambition to activation.
Responsible Scaling Policy Version 3.0
Updates Anthropic voluntary framework for managing catastrophic risks from increasingly capable AI systems.
Redacted Risk Report, February 2026
Publishes a risk report under Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy, covering model safety profile and evaluation findings.
The State of Organizations 2026: Three Tectonic Forces That Are Reshaping Organizations
Analyzes how technology innovation, economic disruption, and changing workforce structures are reshaping organizational performance.
2026 AI and Digital Trends Report
Explores how generative and agentic AI are reshaping customer experience, content, data, and digital strategy.
Responsible AI Progress Report 2026
Details Google responsible AI governance, risk management, agentic safety work, and frontier-risk practices.
OECD Digital Education Outlook 2026
Reviews evidence on generative AI in education and argues for purpose-built systems guided by teaching principles.
Building an AI-Ready Public Workforce
Outlines how public institutions can prepare employees, governance systems, and skills strategies for AI adoption.
Accenture Pulse of Change: The Human and AI Factor Will Define Success in 2026
Explores employee alignment, training, skill-building, and the human factors that determine whether organizations capture AI value.
The Global Risks Report 2026 (21st ed.)
Analyzes global risks across short-, medium-, and long-term horizons, including technological and AI-related risk dynamics.
Bridging Skill Gaps for the Future: New Jobs Creation in the AI Age
Studies how new IT and AI skills affect labor markets, wages, job postings, and skills gaps across economies.
EU Economic Blueprint 2.0
Outlines policy recommendations for AI investment, skills, infrastructure, SMEs, and productivity in the European Union.
AI as a Scientific Collaborator
Explores how AI systems can support researchers in literature synthesis, coding, analysis, experimentation, and scientific discovery.
AI at Work: From Productivity Hacks to Organizational Transformation
Shows how organizations are moving from individual AI productivity use cases toward workflow redesign and reskilling.
New Future of Work Report 2025
Reviews research on AI, collaboration, collective productivity, and the design of work beyond individual productivity gains.
The State of AI: Global Survey 2025
Reports global survey findings on AI adoption, agentic AI, value capture, and the management practices linked to scaling impact.
The Fearless Future: 2025 Global AI Jobs Barometer
Analyzes close to a billion job ads and company financial reports to assess AI effect on productivity, skills, wages, and jobs.
Technology Vision 2025: AI: A Declaration of Autonomy
Explores how autonomous AI affects technology development, customer experience, the physical world, and the workforce.
2025 Work Trend Index Annual Report: The Year the Frontier Firm Is Born
Explores how frontier firms are emerging by deeply integrating AI agents into operations.
AI Business Trends 2025
Outlines key GenAI trends shaping enterprise strategy in 2025.
Responsible AI Progress Report
Details updates on Google responsible AI practices, safety research, and transparency initiatives.
An Approach to Technical AGI Safety and Security
Proposes a safety strategy to manage risks from advanced AI systems.
AI in Action: Beyond Experimentation to Transform Industry
Explores the transformative role of AI across industries, highlighting case studies and strategic insights.
Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2025
Provides a comprehensive overview of AI advancements, including performance benchmarks, publication trends, and responsible AI practices.
Building an AI-Ready Workforce: A Look at Student ChatGPT Adoption in the US
Analyzes how US students use ChatGPT and implications for education and workforce preparation.
Student Generative AI Survey 2025
Analyzes the surge in AI usage among students, with 92 percent incorporating AI tools into academic work.
Superagency in the Workplace: Empowering People to Unlock AI's Full Potential
Argues that successful AI use depends on amplifying human agency, not replacing it.
The Global Risks Report 2025 (20th ed.)
Explores top global threats, highlighting AI as a key technological and societal risk.
Q1 2025 AI Pulse Survey
Assesses organizational readiness for AI adoption, focusing on risk management, trust, and workforce preparedness.
2025 AI and Digital Trends
Highlights key trends in AI and digital transformation, emphasizing personalized customer experiences and data utilization.
2025 CDO Insights: Scaling Generative AI for Value
Provides strategies for Chief Data Officers to effectively scale generative AI initiatives.
A matter of choice: People and possibilities in the age of AI
Explores how AI can either exacerbate inequalities or enhance human development, depending on policy choices.
Artificial Intelligence and Productivity in Europe
Explores AI potential to boost productivity across European economies.
The future of AI-enabled health: Leading the way
Examines the transformative potential of AI in healthcare and the necessary frameworks for ethical implementation.
The state of AI: How organizations are rewiring to capture value
Analyzes how companies are restructuring to effectively implement and benefit from AI technologies.
2025 tech trends report (18th ed.)
Provides an extensive analysis of emerging technology trends, with a significant focus on AI advancements.
Power Hungry: How AI Will Drive Energy Demand
Analyzes the energy consumption consequences of widespread AI deployment.
AI trends and future impact
Discusses the transformative potential of AI in reshaping industries and economies, with a focus on India.
The Global Impact of AI: Mind the Gap
Analyzes uneven global AI impact, highlighting how effects vary by sectoral exposure, preparedness, and technology access.
Disrupting Malicious Uses of Our Models: An Update, February 2025
Outlines trends and case studies of AI-powered threats, including influence operations and surveillance activities.
Taking a Responsible Path to AGI
Discusses DeepMind approach to developing Artificial General Intelligence with a focus on safety, risk assessment, and collaboration.
Artificial Intelligence for Efficiency, Sustainability and Inclusivity in TradeTech
Illustrates the transformative role of AI in global trade, presenting current applications across supply chains, logistics, and compliance.
2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report: AI at Work Is Here. Now Comes the Hard Part
Presents findings on generative AI adoption in workplaces and leadership challenges in implementation.
New Future of Work Report 2024
Analyzes how AI transforms productivity, cognition, and collaboration in real-world work settings.
Unlocking the Economic Potential of the US Generative AI Ecosystem
Examines GenAI economic impact and ecosystem development in the United States.
AI and the Future of Work in Africa
Summarizes insights from a workshop on GenAI impact across African labor markets.
Transforming Public Sector Services Using Generative AI: Global Case Studies
Highlights how governments in Japan, Portugal, and Canada apply GenAI in public services.
Responsible AI Transparency Report 2024
Details Microsoft responsible AI governance practices and use cases.
Accelerate AI Transformation with Strong Security
Guides enterprises on secure AI adoption, highlighting risk and protection strategies.
Data & AI Trends Report 2024
Presents five emerging data and AI trends based on surveys and enterprise use.
End-to-End Responsibility: A Lifecycle Approach to AI
Outlines Google lifecycle approach to managing AI risks from design to deployment.
Our Life with AI: The Reality of Today and the Promise of Tomorrow
Presents global attitudes toward AI based on survey data from 17 countries.
Influence and Cyber Operations: An Update
Updates on how malicious actors exploit AI tools and how OpenAI counters such misuse.
Responsible Scaling Policy (Oct 15, 2024 Update)
Details thresholds and safeguards for deploying advanced AI capabilities.
AI in Action 2024: Insights from the Global AI Adoption Index
Presents findings from a global survey of organizations on AI maturity and adoption strategies.
Where's the Value in AI?
Explores which practices generate value from AI at scale and why many companies struggle.
AI at Work in 2024: Friend and Foe
Examines executive and employee sentiment on generative AI workplace impact.
The State of AI: How Organizations Are Rewiring to Capture Value
Presents McKinsey midyear survey on enterprise AI adoption and transformation efforts.
Technology Report 2024: Technology Meets the Moment as AI Delivers Results
Analyzes how AI is shifting tech strategy, spend, and ROI expectations across sectors.
The State of Generative AI in the Enterprise: 2024 Year-End Report
Tracks GenAI implementation across enterprises and explores value realization challenges.
Technology Vision 2024: Human by Design
Describes how AI can enable deeper human-centric design across industries and roles.
The Global Risks Report 2024 (19th ed.)
Analyzes systemic global risks, including technological disruption from rapid AI growth.
Using AI in the Workplace: Opportunities, Risks and Policy Responses
Presents data from thousands of workers and firms across countries on AI workplace impact.
2024 US Responsible AI Survey
Shares insights from 1,001 US executives on AI governance, adoption, and risk management.
AI Jobs Barometer 2024
Assesses the changing landscape of jobs influenced by AI across economies.
Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework: Generative AI Supplement
Offers a supplemental guide to NIST AI risk framework, focused on GenAI.
Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
Explores how GenAI might affect employment and labor market structures worldwide.
Projecting AI's Long-Term Impact on the US Fiscal Outlook
Analyzes AI fiscal implications, including productivity gains and long-term budget shifts.